Casual - Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP)
Ref: 174899
Salary: £26.62 per hour.
Casual Contract with option of hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
At Swindon Borough Council, we want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision is supported by realistic transformation programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart. Because that’s who we’re doing it for – the communities and businesses that make our town great. As part of the Council, you’ll support a friendly local authority making decisions with real impact. It’s all for better public services. Better processes. And a better quality of life, for everyone. Join us, and Swindon will be better with you.
Your next role
Swindon Daytime AMHP service is a small but supportive workforce, passionate about our community, with all members of the team having years of experience working with functional and organic illness within Mental Health teams locally and neighbouring Local Authorities. The Service is supported by a dedicated Business Administrator and AMHP Lead overseeing service provision. The Service operates between the hours of 9am and 5pm Monday to Thursday, and to 4.30pm on Friday with some flexibility outside of these hours required on some occasions.
The service benefits from co-location with Mental Health NHS Trust partners at Sandalwood Court, Swindon which will form your main base, although hybrid working is supported. You must have the ability to respond to referrals from a wide variety of areas, including a dedicated ‘Place of Safety’ located within the neighbouring County (for s.136 and s.135(1) work).
We have excellent working relationships with our Mental Health Partners, local General Hospital, CAMHs and Police Colleagues, amongst others. As such, there is an expectation of collaborative working with all agencies including our Social Care colleagues in Swindon and neighbouring Local Authorities, in the best interests of the diverse Community we seek to serve.
The AMHP Service focuses strongly on quality of s.13(1) ‘triage’, with emphasis on promoting the rights of vulnerable individuals, advocating for the independence and empowerment of people to make choices where they can. To this end, we encourage and assist our partners with exploring least restrictive options, utilising our knowledge of evidence-based research and balancing this with sound risk management. In turn, the AMHP Service provides excellent collegiate support, including daily AMHP briefings at start and end of the day.
The role involves joining our casual rota, where you may be contacted to cover ad hoc shifts in support of the substantive AMHP rota. You must be qualified as an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP). Where your AMHP Approval sits with a different local authority we will consider authorising you as an AMHP, or if you aren’t currently approved then please make this clear when applying.
You must have sound knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 (2007), the Codes of Practice 2018, the Human Rights Act 1998 and other relevant legislation, such as the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and The Care Act 2014. We expect you to be able to evidence your knowledge of MHA Reform.
You will be required to demonstrate skills in the ability to assess, manage and work in situations which may involve risk and by extension using initiative to address safeguarding issues. You must demonstrate a track record for working collaboratively with individuals, families, and multi-disciplinary professionals.
You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).
Our new offer to you
As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.
Please see our Vision and Values page for more details and our new Swindon Plan.
Your next steps
Please read the role profile, which is available in the documents section to the righthand side of the page. To submit an application for this role, select Quick Apply.
To apply, you must be a qualified Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHP).
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, so early applications are encouraged.
If you would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact Shaun Monk [email protected] can arrange a call with you.
As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, and in particular disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. Read our statement of commitment to equality & inclusion.
If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application, please email [email protected]
Closing date: 28 August 2026
